This handout photo provided by the Wood family shows Philip Wood, an IBM executive who had been working in Beijing over the past two years at Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during July 2013. The family of Wood, who was aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing over the South China Sea is leaning on their faith as they wait for news about the man they last saw about a week ago, said Woods brother, James Wood. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Wood family) ORG XMIT: TXKJ101(Photo: AP)

DALLAS — A mother and father in north Texas confirmed that their son was among those on the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished early Saturday, two hours into a scheduled six-hour flight.

The son, identified as 50-year-old Philip Wood, was on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 when it disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand in the South China Sea. The jet was carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

"Do you want to know how it feels to lose a son at the age of 50?" said Sondra Wood, Philip Wood's mother, on Saturday. "It's devastating. But, I know in my heart that Philip's with God, and I plan to be there with him because I have a deep faith in my God."

His mother, of Keller, Texas, said she was enduring her loss with the help of loved ones.

"I will see him again one day," she said.

Philip Wood works as a technical storage executive at IBM Malaysia and was transferred to a job from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, where the flight originated. He was one of three Americans on the flight.

Austin-based Freescale Semiconductor announced that 20 of their employees also were on the flight. Twelve of the employees were from Malaysia and eight were from China.

The disappearance of the jet well into its flight Saturday morning has led aviation experts to assume that whatever happened was quick and left the pilots no time to place a distress call.

“It's devastating. But, I know in my heart that Philip's with God and I plan to be there with him because I have a deep faith in my God.”

Sondra Wood, mother of Philip Wood who was on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

"We're coping," said Aubrey Wood, Philip's father. "It's been tough."

Other family members expressed their thoughts and addressed the news media on Facebook.

"Philip Wood was a wonderful man," wrote Elaine Wood, his ex-wife, at about noon Saturday on her Facebook page from Keller. "Although we were no longer married, he is still family. His sons and I just want peace and quiet right now."

James Wood, Philip's brother. wrote thanks to those who offered comfort.

"I am blessed to have been able to see my brother just a week ago," he said.

Wood's mother confirmed he was in North Texas to visit family.

One of his former professors and mission partner at Oklahoma Christian University, where he graduated, said Wood never stood still.

"He loved traveling, meeting new people and seeing new things and experiencing new things," said Bill Goad, executive vice president at Oklahoma Christian University.

Two large oil slicks were spotted Saturday by the Vietnamese air force. There was no immediate confirmation that the slicks were related to Flight MH370, but the government said they were consistent with the kind of slicks that would be produced by the jet's two fuel tanks.

Sondra Wood, of Keller, Texas, confirmed that her son, Philip Wood, was one of the 239 passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 when it disappeared early Saturday, March 8, 2014.(Photo: Screen grab via WFAA-TV, Dallas, Fort Worth)

After the oil was spotted, authorities suspended the air search for the night.

On Sunday, a low-flying plane spotted an object in waters off Vietnam that could be a piece of the jet. Vietnamese officials said they believe the object is one of the plane's doors, according to local media reports.

Military ships and aircraft from a half-dozen nations continued searching for the Boeing 777 on Sunday. The U.S. Navy has provided the USS Pinckney, a guided-missile destroyer that carries two MH-60R helicopters, and a P-3C Orion with long-range search, radar and communications capabilities.